Hydrotherapy Schools and Careers Guide
What is hydrotherapy?
Hydrotherapy is any use of water for healing purposes. Hydrotherapy uses the buoyancy, warmth, and effects of the water's turbulence to speed recovery after surgeries, reduce pain and stress, spasm and discomfort. It is especially beneficial for people with work-related or sports injuries, arthritis, neck, back, or knee pain, hyperthermia and more.
How is hydrotherapy practiced?
Hydroptherapy is generally used by naturopaths, physical therapists, or massage therapists in a clincial setting. This technique can include water-based exercise, icing sprains, hot or cold compresses, steambaths, soaking in a tub or whirlpool, colonic irrigation, douches, enemas, swimming, saunas and so on.
What hydrotherapy degrees or certificates are available?
Most naturopathic physician degree programs require training in hyrdroptherapy. Basic hydroptherapy, such as hot and cold compresses, is often an important part of sports massage training. Courses are also available as continuing education for health professionals.
Where can I get training?
- Alabama
Red Mountain Institute - Homewood
- Arizona
- Cortiva Institute - Tucson - A campus in Tucson
- Cortiva Institute - School of Massage Therapy - Scottsdale
- Cortiva Institute - Tucson - Tucson
- California
- Everest College - Alhambra - Alhambra
- Everest College - Anaheim - Anaheim
- Everest College - City of Industry - City of Industry
- Everest College - Gardena - Gardena
- Everest College - Hayward - Hayward
- Everest College - West Los Angeles - Los Angeles
- Everest College - Ontario - Ontario
- Everest College - Reseda - Reseda
- Everest College - San Bernardino - San Bernardino
- International Professional School of Bodywork - San Diego
- Everest College - San Francisco - San Francisco
- Everest College - San Jose - San Jose
- Institute for Business & Technology - Santa Clara
- Everest College - Torrance - Torrance
- Canada - British Columbia
- Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy - Vernon
- Canada - Nova Scotia
- Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy - Halifax - Halifax
- Canada - Ontario
- Kiné-Concept Institute Ontario - Ottawa
- Florida
- Cortiva Institute - Humanities Center School of Massage - A campus in Pinellas Park, FL
- American Institute - Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach
- Florida School of Massage - Gainesville
- Florida Career College - Hialeah - Hialeah
- Sanford-Brown Institute - Jacksonville - Jacksonville
- Sanford-Brown Institute - Ft. Lauderdale - Lauderdale Lakes
- Florida Career College - Miami - Miami
- Florida Career College - Pembroke Pines - Pembroke Pines
- Pensacola School of Massage Therapy and Health Careers - Pensacola
- Cortiva Institute - Humanities Center School of Massage - Pinellas Park
- Sanford-Brown Institute - Tampa - Tampa
- Florida Career College - West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach
- Georgia
- Florida School of Massage - Training in Florida
- Hawaii
- Maui School of Therapeutic Massage - Makawao
- Illinois
- Soma Institute - A campus in Chicago, IL
- Soma Institute - Chicago
- Indiana
- Kaplan College - Hammond
- Kaplan College - Merrillville - Merrillville
- Iowa
- Carlson College of Massage Therapy - Anamosa
- Louisiana
- Medical Training College - Baton Rouge
- Massachusetts
- Everest Institute - Brighton - Brighton
- Everest Institute - Chelsea - Chelsea
- Cortiva Institute - Boston - Watertown
- New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts - Training in New Hampshire or Maine
- Michigan
- Institute of Natural Therapies - Hancock
- Institute of Natural Therapies - St. Ignace
- Minnesota
- Everest Institute - Eagan - Eagan
- National American University - Roseville
- Montana
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Salt Lake City - 2 campuses in Utah
- New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts - Hudson - Hudson
- New Jersey
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - A campus in Piscataway
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - A campus in Wall Township
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - Piscataway
- Everest Institute - South Plainfield - South Plainfield
- Academy of Therapeutic Massage & Healing Arts - Vineland
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - Wall Township
- Oregon
- Oregon School of Massage - Portland - Portland
- Everest College - Portland - Portland Area
- Oregon School of Massage - Salem - Salem
- Everest Institute - Tigard - Tigard (Portland)
- Pennsylvania
- Cortiva Institute - Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy - A campus in Oaks
- Cortiva Institute - Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy - Oaks
- Texas
- Austin Schools of Massage - Austin
- Lauterstein-Conway Massage School - Austin
- ATI Career Training Center - Dallas/Fort Worth
- American Institute of Allied Health - Dallas/Lewisville
- ATI Career Training Center - NRH - North Richland Hills
- Utah
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Lindon - Lindon
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City
- Washington
- Cortiva Institute - Seattle - A Campus in Seattle
- Everest Institute - Fife - Fife
- Port Townsend School of Massage - Port Townsend
- Cortiva Institute - Seattle - Seattle
- Everest College - Seattle - Seattle
- Everest College - Vancouver - Vancouver
- Oregon School of Massage - Portland - Training in Portland, OR
- Wyoming
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Salt Lake City - 2 campuses in Utah
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